Intracoronary guidewire emboli: a unique complication and retrieval of the wire.
The breakdown of the guidewire during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the retention of the broken part inside the coronary or systemic vascular system is a rare complication. With the use of a flexible guidewire, the incidence of these complications has markedly decreased. In this case report, we report the withdrawal of a broken guidewire from the distal coronary during PCI.
Demircan
Sabri
S
Department of Cardiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey. sabridemircan@yahoo.com
Yazici
Mustafa
M
Durna
Kenan
K
Yasar
Erdogan
E
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D020878:Device Removal; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome